Screen Media Films will release the movie theatrically with VOD day-and-date in 2015; the film will then be available on Netflix.

Hannah (Connelly) and Tahir (Mackie) come from two different worlds but fall in love while homeless on the streets of New York. The film explores how they got there, and as more is revealed about their past, it is clear that they need each other to build a future.

"We are thrilled to have the opportunity to work with Paul and his team in bringing this heart-wrenching and ultimately inspiring tale, which shines light on the 'invisibility' of the homeless," Screen Media president Suzanne Blech said.

Added Bettany: "Shelter is not a polemic about homelessness being bad; every decent human being should know that it is so. It is a film about judgment and love — the world is complex and we are all innocents, all worthy of forgiveness and all worthy of a home. Screen Media Films has a proud history of making socially responsible films, and I am honored to partner with them."